What is the Canadian Polar Commission?

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Canada’s primary polar knowledge agency

● Point of contact with the Canadian and international polar scientific community

● Works with Canadian and international institutions to determine scientific and other priorities

● Encourages and facilitates cooperation and collaboration in the advancement of polar knowledge

● Provides advice to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development

Strategic Priorities for Furthering Polar Knowledge

● Activate and build and more effective networks

● Synthesize knowledge to identify opportunities, issues and trends; provide insight and guidance

● Communicate knowledge through synthesis of research findings

The Canadian Polar Commission

● is Canada’s adhering body to the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)

● Supports the Canadian Network of Northern Research Operators (CNNRO)

● Posts polar information and upcoming events on its website

● Works with the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) to help inspire and guide a new generation of polar researchers

● Supports Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks (SAON)

Our Growing Network

Federal Government:

  • Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Canada
  • Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS)
  • Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
  • Natural Resources
  • Polar Continental Shelf Program
  • Canadian Space Agency
  • Fisheries and Oceans
  • Environment
  • National Research Council

Northern Research Institutes and Governments

  • Nunavut Research Institute
  • Yukon Research Centre
  • Aurora Research Institute (NWT)

Canadian Committee for Antarctic Research

ArcticNet

Association for Polar Early Career Scientists

Outreach

  • Canadian Museum of Nature
  • Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Canadian Aboriginal Organizations

Canadian Network of Northern Research Operators

International

  • International Arctic Science Committee
  • Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research

Other nations with polar interests

  • USA
  • European Union
  • U.K.
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Russia
  • Norway
  • Finland
  • Sweden
  • Iceland
  • Greenland/Denmark
  • Poland
  • China
  • India
  • Japan
  • South Korea
  • Argentina
  • New Zealand